Individual Details

Eliza Jane Carner

(23 Dec 1830 - 18 May 1906)

Events

Birth	23 Dec 1830	Logan Branch, Shingletown, Centre County, Pennsylvania
Marriage	Bet 1 Jun 1850 and Sep 1851	David Rittenhouse Goheen
Census	13 Nov 1850	Ferguson Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania
Census	24 Jul 1860	Ferguson Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania
Residence	1861	Ferguson Township, Pine Grove Mills, Centre County, Pennsylvania
Marriage	22 Mar 1864	Centre County, Pennsylvania - Benjamin Peters
Census	3 Aug 1870	Harris Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania
Info-shared	1871	(John C. Goheen) Solomon Valley, Osborne County, Kansas
Census	10 Jun 1880	Lincoln Township, Smith County, Kansas
Census	15 Jun 1900	Lincoln Township, Smith County, Kansas
Census-shared	15 Jun 1900	(Wilber Leonard Peters) Lincoln Township, Smith County, Kansas
Death	18 May 1906	Downs, Osborne County, Kansas
Burial		Rose Valley Cemetery, Smith County, Kansas
Census-shared	1920	(Wilber Leonard Peters) Lincoln Township, Smith County, Kansas
Alt name		Eliza Jane Goheen
Alt name		Eliza Jane Peters

Families

Spouse	David Rittenhouse Goheen (1810 - 1857)
Child	John C. Goheen (1852 - 1934)
Child	James Gardner Goheen (1854 - 1923)

Spouse	Benjamin Peters (1821 - 1877)
Child	Addie B. Peters (1866 - 1923)
Child	William H. Peters (1864 - 1878)
Child	Benjamin F. Peters (1869 - 1934)
Child	Wilber Leonard Peters (1871 - 1953)

Spouse	James Gardner Goheen (1854 - 1923)
Child	Addie Bernetha Goheen (1885 - 1966)

Father	Leonard Carner ( - )
Mother	Sarah (1801 - 1880)

Notes

Birth

The 1900 census states she is 71 years old and born Dec 1828.
Grandma Peters at Rest - Eliza J. Carner was born December 23, 1830, at Logans Branch Center county, Pa.s and died May 18, 1906, at the age of 75 years, 4 months and 22 days. She grew to womanhood there and united with the Presbyterian church at the age of 20. She has been a faithful christian since that time.
She was arrived to David R. Goheen March 26, 1851, at Rick Springs, Pa. To this union were born two children John and James. She was left a widow in 1856 and was again married in 1864 to Benjamin Peters at Boalsburg, Pa. Four children were born to this union, three sons and one daughter, all of whom are now living except William II., who died in infancy. Those living are Mrs. R. Verhage, W. L. Peters, B. F. Peters, and John and James Goheen; also one brother and three sisters and a large circle of friends and relatives to morn her loss. All except a few live near this city.
She was left a widow again in 1877 and the next year moved to Smith county, Kansas, seven miles northwest of Downs, where she lived until her death. Her funeral sermon was preached by Rev. McCalla, a Presbyterian minister of Smith Center, at the Rose Valley church ...

Census

Eliza Carner was living with David R. Goheen and his mother and 2 children at the time of the 1850 census. She was 20 years old at the time.

Census

David Rittenhouse died in1857, Eliza is working as a seamstress. She has real estate valued at 1000, and personal at 200. The land is from Davids inhertance and as long as she is a widow she keeps the land and inhertiance. She has two boys; John age 9 and James age 6, both are attending school. Catherine Carner age 31 is living with her.

Residence

Map of Pine Grove Mills shows Mrs. Goheen owns house just before (coming from State College) the intersection leading up the mountain. She is licated on the right side of the road 6 houses from intersection. Much space between houses.

Marriage

Eliza remarried after David Rittenhouses death.Centre Press Pub at Bellefonte, Centre Co. (Microfilm at Pattee Library, Penn State) 25 Mar 1864.

Census

Benjamin Peters age 50, a farmer born in Pennsylvania, farm valued $8300, personal property $2386.
Eliza age 40, born Pennsylvania
John A. age 22, farm laborer
Emanuel age 20, farm laborer
Adda age 4
B. F. [Benjamin Franklin]
James Goheen age 14, farm laborer

Info-shared

Made original journey to Kansas along with Isaac Kaup and family. He returned to Pennsylvania and later returned with his brother, James and bought a relinquishment of a Rose Valley quarter section. There was a real colony of Pennsylvanians along Dry Creek, including the Kaups, Lytles, Goheens, Washington and William Bailey, Luther Musser, Peters, Rudys, John Carner, Dave Sauserman, George Baker and perhaps others that have not been identified.

Census

Eliza Peters household, keeping house born PA, parents born PA, widow, age 50, daughter Addie age 14 forn PA, Bent F. age 11 born PA, William L, age 9 born PA.

Census

In census is in community of James G Goheen, Frank B. Goheen, Wilber Peters, John Carner, William Kaup all from Centre County Pennsylvania.

Census-shared

Wilber Peters born May 1871, married 0 years, Pennsylvania parents Pennsylvania, owns farm with mortgage
Catharin wife June 1872 Pennsylvania parents Pennsylvania
Eliza mother widow Dec? 1828 6 children 5 alive born Pennsylvania parents Pennsylvania

Death

Grandma Peters at Rest - Eliza J. Carner was born December 23, 1830, at Logans Branch Center county, Pa.s and died May 18, 1906, at the age of 75 years, 4 months and 22 days. She grew to womanhood there and united with the Presbyterian church at the age of 20. She has been a faithful christian since that time.
She was arrived to David R. Goheen March 26, 1851, at Rick Springs, Pa. To this union were born two children John and James. She was left a widow in 1856 and was again married in 1864 to Benjamin Peters at Boalsburg, Pa. Four children were born to this union, three sons and one daughter, all of whom are now living except William II., who died in infancy. Those living are Mrs. R. Verhage, W. L. Peters, B. F. Peters, and John and James Goheen; also one brother and three sisters and a large circle of friends and relatives to morn her loss. All except a few live near this city.
She was left a widow again in 1877 and the next year moved to Smith county, Kansas, seven miles northwest of Downs, where she lived until her death. Her funeral sermon was preached by Rev. McCalla, a Presbyterian minister of Smith Center, at the Rose Valley church ...

Burial

The Rose Valley Cemetery is located in the southwest quarter of section 33 in Lincoln Township. It was established 29 Oct 1881 when land was obtained from John N. Cramer and James G. Goheen by the trustees of the Rose Valley Presbyterian Church.
Ten graves are indexed for this cemetery.

Census-shared

Wilbur L Peters age 48 born Pennsylvania and Parents born in Pennsylvania, is a general farmer
Katheryn G age 49, born Pennsylvvania and parents born in Pennsylvania
Elsie E. age 17 born Kansas
William T age 15 born Kansas
Calvin H age 13 born Kansas

Endnotes

1. , Death certificate , , , J. G. Goheen, Death Certificate, Information provided by son Wilber Peters of Downs, KS. Hereinafter cited as Death certificate.

2. , , ; , Tombstone Inscriptions Smith County Kansas Volume one (Sarah Steward Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1989), page 213, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

3. "," , ; online archives ( : accessed ).

4. Smith County, Kansas, populatiion schedule, Lincoln twp, line 59, ED 173, family 137, page 219, Wilber L Peters, NARA micropublication T623, roll 501.

5. , Centre County Library in Bellefonte, Centre, PA (: , ), Probate Papers # 1476 filed 8 Jan 1857.

6. 1850 US Census, Centre County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ferguson twp, family 1641, line 4, page 519, David Goheen, NARA micropublication M432, roll 763.

7. 1860 US Census, Centre County, Pennsylvania, Pine Grive Mills PO, family 1291, line 6, page 440, Eliz Goheen, NARA micropublication M653, roll 1090..

9. , (: , ), Marriages 1851-1873 Centre County, Pennsylvania; compiled by Nancy Lee Stover, Edited by Gladys Campbell Murray; Friends of the CXantre County Library and Historicl Museum, Bellefonte, PA 1990.

10. Centre County Genealogical Society, Marriages of Centre County Pennsylvania 1764 2005, CD (State College, Pennsylvania: 2006), Marr book 1851-1873, page 74.

11. 1870 US Census, Centre County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Harris Township, page 519, family 168, line 26, Benjamin Peters, NARA micropublication M593, roll 1321.

12. , (: , ), John Goheen biography, The People Came in their prarie schooners, through the waves of the seas of grass, and stayed, The Osborne County Genealogical and Historical Society, Osborne, Kansas, The Osborne County Farmer, Pub, (1977) page 427..

13. 1880 US Census Smith County, Kansas, population schedule, Lincoln township, ED 308, family 112, line 11, page 443, Eliza Peters, NARA micropublication T9, roll 397.

14. Smith County, Kansas, populatiion schedule, Lincoln twp, line 59, ED 173, family 137, page 219, Wilber L Peters, NARA micropublication T623, roll 501.

15. 1900 US Census, Smith County, Kansas, population schedule, Lincoln twp, ED 173, family 137, line 59, page 219, Wilber L Peters, NARA micropublication T623, roll 501.

16. , Newspaper articles, , Mortuary Record - The Downs News and The Downs Times (Downs, Osborne County, Kansas), 12 May 1921, page 1, column 5..

17. "," , ; online archives ( : accessed ).

18. , , ; , Eliza J. Peters, Tombstone Inscription, Smith County, Kansas Volume One, Sarah Steward Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, (1989) page 213.

19. 1920 US Census, Smith County, Kansas, population schedule, Lincoln twp, ED 208family 77, line 62, page 122, Wilbur L Peters, NARA micropublication T624, roll 458.